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Event:
BFT-494
Date: Feb 25, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Wietrzny moves into range and clinches up with Ishii.
Ishii lands with a left to the head.
Wietrzny misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Wietrzny.
Ishii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wietrzny misses with the head strike.
Ishii struggles to land a body shot inside as Wietrzny controls his hands.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Ishii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've been informed that Wietrzny has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ishii taking a breather.
Ishii controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Ishii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ishii lands with a light punch inside.
Wietrzny stalling in the clinch.
Wietrzny struggles to land a body shot inside as Ishii controls his hands.
Wietrzny misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wietrzny unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T1#
Wietrzny misses with the head strike.
Ishii blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Wietrzny.
Ishii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishii scores with a shoulder strike.
Ishii blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Ishii breaks from the clinch.
Wietrzny takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ishii.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kazunori Ishii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wietrzny slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ishii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii misses with a looping left.
Wietrzny takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wietrzny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ishii scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2##CL2#
Wietrzny instigates a clinch.
Come on Ishii - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ishii stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ishii for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Wietrzny prevents Ishii from breaking the clinch.
Wietrzny managing to block the knees to the body from Ishii.
A short right from Wietrzny on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Wietrzny.
Ishii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ishii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ishii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wietrzny avoids it.
Wietrzny pushes Ishii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ishii can't break the clinch.
Ishii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wietrzny is defending well for now.
Wietrzny tries to work over Ishii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ishii lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Wietrzny misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wietrzny just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ishii's brow. #BC#
Ishii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ishii throws a lazy right hand but Wietrzny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wietrzny tries to clinch but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wietrzny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Igor Wietrzny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wietrzny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishii looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ishii throws a lazy right hand but Wietrzny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wietrzny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ishii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donk. Ishii catches Wietrzny right on the button with a cross.#ROC#
Wietrzny is rocked!
Wietrzny moves out of range of the leg kick from Ishii.
Wietrzny is still on wobbly legs! Can Ishii finish him?
Ishii jabs Wietrzny right on the nose. Wietrzny blinks but takes it well.
BAM! Ishii delivers a spinning backfist that drops Wietrzny like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Kazunori Ishii!
After winning the bout, Kazunori Ishii thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
BFT-477
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Brandao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ishii can pounce on him.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandao.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Brandao throws a head kick that half lands.
Brandao walks into a stiff left hand from Ishii.
Brandao throws a leg kick which misses Ishii's front leg but catches the back leg as Ishii tries to avoid it.
Brandao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ishii is looking to clinch but Brandao is avoiding it.
Ishii scores with a sloppy right hand. Brandao should have avoided that one.
Brandao tries to clinch but Ishii is having none of it.
Brandao digs a good hook to Ishii's body.
Ishii has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Brandao rushes Ishii and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Ishii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ishii misses with a straight left.
Brandao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ishii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Ishii.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandao. Ishii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandao cracks the inside of Ishii's front leg.
Ishii moves out of range as Brandao throws a body kick.
#T1#
Brandao scoring well with a low kick there.
Ishii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Danga de danga de dang - Ishii scores with a four punch combination!
Ishii throws a leg kick that misses.
Ishii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ishii misses with a double jab
and Brandao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL#
Ishii gets tackled into the cage by Brandao. Brandao maintains the clinch.
Brandao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brandao throws a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Brandao.
Brandao scores with a hook.
Ishii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brandao's calf.
Ishii fails in his attempt to clinch. #T2##CL#
Brandao rushes Ishii and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishii throws an overhand right that lands on Brandao's shoulder, as Brandao tries to avoid the shot.
Ishii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishii steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brandao. That one must have hurt.
Ishii misses with a hook.#CL2#
Ishii has closed the distance and engaged Brandao in a clinch.
#BC#
Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ishii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Brandao clinches up with Ishii and pushes him back against the cage.
Brandao is leaning against Ishii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ishii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandao. #BC#
Brandao manages to break the clinch.
Brandao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Ishii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Brandao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brandao is looking to wear down Ishii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T3#
Ishii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ishii misses with a straight right.
Ishii misses with an uppercut. Brandao saw that one coming.
Ishii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ishii walks into a stiff left hand from Brandao.
Brandao lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
Brandao clinches.
Brandao scores with a shot to the side of Ishii's head. #BC#
Brandao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandao thuds his shin into the meat of Ishii's side.#CL#
Brandao drives through and clinches with Ishii against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Brandao breaks the clinch.
Brandao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses.
Ishii misses with a hook. Brandao ducked under it nicely.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
#T4#
Ishii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Brandao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ishii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brandao.
Brandao connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brandao, right into the meat.
Ishii misses the shot to the body.
Ishii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Brandao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brandao feints and then cracks Ishii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ishii down.
Brandao tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ishii.
Brandao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Brandao forces Ishii back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Ishii's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Brandao breaks the clinch.
Ishii avoids the head kick by Brandao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Brandao lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Brandao coming out on top.
Ishii misses with a wild body shot.
Ishii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brandao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brandao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kazunori Ishii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brandao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandao wants to clinch.
Ishii has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brandao.
Brandao needs to keep his hands up - Ishii had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ishii misses with a double jab.
#CL#
Brandao forces Ishii back against the cage and clinches.#T1##BC#
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao lands with a nice body kick. #CL#
Brandao moves into range and clinches up with Ishii.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Brandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brandao lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ishii.
Ishii tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
Brandao prevents Ishii from breaking the clinch.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandao lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Ishii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandao defending well as Ishii loads up on a big left hand.
Ishii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T2##CL2#
Ishii drives through and clinches with Brandao against the cage.
Ishii taking a breather. #BC#
Brandao breaks from the clinch.
Brandao checks a leg kick.
Brandao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishii can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Brandao feints and then cracks Ishii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ishii down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ishii.
A good leg kick by Brandao.
A punch combination from Ishii misses.
Brandao slips a straight right by Ishii.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Brandao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishii misses with an uppercut.
Ishii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brandao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ishii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brandao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T3#
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brandao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ishii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ishii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brandao ducks under a wild hook from Ishii.
Brandao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ishii's head backwards.
Brandao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandao misses with a wild combination.
Brandao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Brandao as he connects with a hook.
Brandao scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishii lands with a straight right. Brandao didn't see that one coming.#T4#
Brandao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ishii's head.
Brandao doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishii circles away.
Ishii throws a hook but Brandao avoids it easily.
Brandao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Ishii misses.
Brandao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ishii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL#
Brandao clinches up against the cage.
Ishii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Ishii is trying to break the clinch but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Brandao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Brandao closes the distance and clinches.
Brandao can't find room to land a body shot as Ishii controls the action.
Brandao tries to work over Ishii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandao.
Ishii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brandao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Brandao.
#BC#
Brandao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandao lands with a kick to the temple. Ishii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao is looking to clinch but Ishii is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao lands a head kick!
Ishii ducks right into an uppercut from Brandao.
Ishii tried to score with a low kick but Brandao checks it.
Brandao tried to counter with a leg kick but Ishii avoided it.
Brandao lands a high kick!
#T1#
An inside leg kick lands from Brandao.
Brandao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandao doesn't manage to clinch there - Ishii circles away.
A jab from Brandao finds it's way through Ishii's defenses.
Brandao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brandao scores with a nice strike.
Brandao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ishii throws a leg kick
and Brandao counters with a good, hard body kick but Ishii shrugs it off.
Ishii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Brandao breaks from the clinch.
Ishii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandao.
#T2#
Ishii misses with a hook
and Brandao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ishii's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishii throws a looping overhand right but Brandao ducks down to avoid it.
Brandao moves away from the strike by Ishii.
Brandao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ishii if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick from Ishii misses.
Brandao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ishii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brandao scrambles back to his feet.
Ishii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brandao can pounce on him.
Ishii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brandao wants to clinch up but Ishii keeps it at a distance.
Ishii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ishii.
Brandao half committed to a counter leg kick.
Brandao is looking to clinch but Ishii is avoiding it.
#CL#
Brandao pushes Ishii up against the cage in a clinch.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii is trying to force a seperation but Brandao has the dominant position.
I was talking to Brandao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Ishii - that landed with a thud.
#T3#
Brandao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ishiis head. #BC2#
Ishii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Brandao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brandao blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Ishii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Ishii finds it's way through Brandao's defenses.
Brandao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ishii misses with an uppercut
and Brandao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ishii connects with a nice looking jab.
Brandao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brandao.
Ishii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandao.
Ishii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brandao counters with a left to the body.
Ishii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brandao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diego Brandao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Brandao jabs at Ishii's body.
Ishii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brandao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brandao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Brandao as he checks the leg kick.
Ishii throws a front kick aimed at Brandao's knee but Brandao avoids it well.
Ishii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kazunori Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandao cracks a nice hook into Ishii's ribs.#CL#
Brandao closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brandao.
Diego Brandao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ishii tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Brandao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandao blocks a jab.
Ishii looks to throw the jab but Brandao is out of range.
Brandao takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Brandao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brandao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Brandao!
Diego Brandao gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
BFT-469: Raekwon vs Ishii II
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Ishii misses with a lunging right hand
and The Chef counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ishii throws a lazy uppercut
and The Chef counters with a body kick that stops Ishii in his tracks momentarily.
The Chef defending well as Ishii loads up on a big left hand.
The Chef swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Ishii misses.
Ishii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Chef counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
The Chef gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Chef.
Ishii misses with the head strike.
Ishii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ishii struggles to land a body shot inside as The Chef controls his hands.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ishii working hard to break the clinch.
The Chef lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Chef slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Chef tries to throw a body punch but Ishii avoids it by throwing The Chef back against the cage.
Ishii misses with a punch on the inside.
Ishii blocks an uppercut.
Ishii throws a head punch that misses.
Ishii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1##BC#
The Chef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Chef has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ishii scores with a leg kick.
Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Chef.
The Chef scores with the left hand. Ishii knows he should have avoided that one.
A leg kick checked by Ishii.
The Chef lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishii misses with a wild body shot.
The Chef half committed to a counter leg kick.
The Chef throws a hook but Ishii blocks it.
Ishii connects with a body shot that sends The Chef's belly button to the back.#CL#
The Chef forces Ishii back against the cage and clinches.
The Chef lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Ishii blocks a body shot from The Chef.
The Chef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Chef throws a punch but it's blocked by Ishii. #BC#
The Chef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishii is looking to slow The Chef down with leg kicks. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii throws a chopping leg kick but The Chef manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As Ishii backs away, The Chef returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ishii wants to slow The Chef down by chopping away at his legs.
The Chef steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishii.
Kazunori Ishii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - The Chef finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ishii feints a jab promting The Chef to slip. Ishii then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Chef slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ishii misses with a wild combination.
#CL#
The Chef rushes Ishii and presses him up against the cage.
Ishii is trying to push The Chef away but The Chef has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Chef lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Chef working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Chef misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from The Chef.
The Chef lands an uppercut.#T3##BC2#
Ishii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ishii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ishii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Chef counters with a body kick that stops Ishii in his tracks momentarily.
The Chef cracks Ishii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The Chef cracks Ishii with an open hand slap.
Ishii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishii throws a jab but it's blocked by The Chef.
The Chef works Ishii's body with a nice hook.
Ishii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ishii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Chef can pounce on him.
Ishii misses with a looping left.#T4#
Ishii misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by The Chef.
The Chef moves out of range as Ishii strikes.#CL#
The Chef closes the distance and clinches.
The Chef scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ishii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Chef.
The Chef digs a right hand underneath Ishii's ribcage. Ishii let out a lung full of air as it connected.#TD#
The Chef is trying to trip Ishii. He has hold of a leg but Ishii is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. The Chef persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The Chef throws a big right hand that misses.
The Chef's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii wants to stand and escape but The Chef is having none of it.
The Chef showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ishii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raekwon The Chef dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Good work by The Chef as he checks the leg kick.
The Chef moves out of range as Ishii strikes.
Ishii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ishii misses with a combination
and The Chef connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Chef thuds a left hand into Ishii's body.
Ishii misses with a double jab.
The Chef is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishii can do to turn this around?
Ishii throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Chef counters with a straight right hand.
Ishii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ishii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Chef is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii tries to work over The Chef's front leg with a kick but The Chef checks it.
Ishii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Chef. The Chef obviously looking to wear him down.
Ishii misses with a shot to the body
and Ishii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ishii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Chef moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Ishii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ishii throws a leg kick that is checked#KD#
and Ishii is countered with a crisp right hand from The Chef that sends him to the canvas! The Chef follows him to the mat into side control. #ROC#
Ishii is rocked!
The Chef grinds an elbow into Ishii's temple.
Ishii is still in real trouble! Can The Chef finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Chef cracks Ishii with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! The Chef immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Ishii is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by The Chef!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raekwon The Chef!
Raekwon The Chef retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Raekwon The Chef started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
BFT-465
Date: Jul 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Ishii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ishii slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ishii throws a body shot but no joy.
Alves drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ishii defends it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ishii lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ishii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alves.
Ishii throws a jab but it's blocked by Alves.
Ishii throws a chopping leg kick but Alves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishii. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Ishii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alves doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alves.
Ishii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T1#
Alves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ishii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alves scrambles back to his feet.
Ishii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Ishii finds it's way through Alves's defenses. #ROC#
Alves is rocked!
A combination from Ishii does no damage.
Ishii misses with a wild combination.
Ishii lands with a nice combination. Alves backs away looking to recover.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Ishii finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Ishii. Those never looked like landing.
Ishii throws an overhand right that drops Alves like a sack of potatoes! Ishii dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazunori Ishii!
A victorious Kazunori Ishii thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
BFT-457: Martin vs Tentheros
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Rothstein rushes Ishii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ishii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ishii can't find room to land a body shot as Rothstein controls the action.
Ishii wants to break free but Rothstein has control.
Rothstein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rothstein fails to land.
Rothstein lands a hook that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Ishii has had enough of the clinch but Rothstein keeps him there for the moment.
Ishii is trying to break free.
Rothstein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ishii's efforts to push away.
Rothstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Ishii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sam Rothstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothstein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ishii. Ishii obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothstein throws a head kick but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii throws a hook but Rothstein avoids it easily.
Rothstein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ishii displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothstein closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rothstein jabs at Ishii's body.#T1#
Rothstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ishii scores with a jab.
Rothstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ishii throws out the jab.
Rothstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Rothstein moves out of range.
Rothstein scores with a jab. Ishii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rothstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishii lands a leg kick that knocks Rothstein off balance momentarily.
Rothstein throws a head kick that misses
and Ishii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rothstein with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ishii to score with a decent uppercut.
Rothstein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rothstein throws a shot from downtown. Ishii moves away and avoids it.
Ishii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ishii scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothstein with a nice cross.#CL2#
Rothstein moves into range and clinches up with Ishii.#T2#
Rothstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothstein keeps control of Ishii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rothstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Ishii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothstein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ishii blocks a body shot from Rothstein.
Ishii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishii struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothstein controls his hands.
Ishii wants to break free but Rothstein has control.
Rothstein tries to work over Ishii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothstein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ishii's efforts to push away.
Ishii is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ishii lands with a light punch inside.
Ishii is trying to break free.#BC#
Ishii breaks the clinch.
Ishii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rothstein moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rothstein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishii is looking to counter punch.#T3##CL#
Ishii rushes Rothstein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ishii lands an uppercut.
Ishii wants to break free but Rothstein has control.
Rothstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rothstein managing to block the knees to the body from Ishii.
#BC#
Ishii manages to break the clinch.
Ishii's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rothstein connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ishii scrambles back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Ishii.
Ishii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rothstein misses with a straight left.
Ishii misses with a hook
and Ishii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ishii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rothstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Ishii misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothstein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rothstein misses with a looping right.
Rothstein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ishii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rothstein's head.#T4#
Ishii dips to his left and cracks Rothstein with an uppercut!
The fighters circle momentarily. Rothstein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ishii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good work by Rothstein as he checks the leg kick.
Rothstein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ishii on the side of the head.
Rothstein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Rothstein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothstein misses with an uppercut.
Ishii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That kick from Ishii tenderised Rothstein's leg. Rothstein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rothstein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ishii throws a right hand that Rothstein ducks under and follows up with a left that Rothstein also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothstein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ishii scores with a body shot.
Rothstein is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ishii had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ishii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rothstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kazunori Ishii will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Rothstein wants to clinch.
Rothstein might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A good leg kick by Ishii.
Rothstein with a hook.
Ishii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ishii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rothstein lands with a slapping head kick.
Kazunori Ishii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rothstein throws a lazy head kick
and Ishii counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ishii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rothstein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ishii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rothstein lands with a straight right. Ishii didn't see that one coming.
Rothstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T1#
Rothstein throws a sloppy head kick and Ishii moves out of range easily.
Ishii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ishii scores with a sloppy right hand. Rothstein should have avoided that one.
Rothstein throws a head kick but Ishii moves out of range.
Kazunori Ishii is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Ishii misses.
Rothstein blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rothstein misses the target.
Rothstein throws a head kick but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ishii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rothstein is out of range.
Rothstein throws a sloppy head kick and Ishii moves out of range easily.
Rothstein is breathing heavily.
Rothstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Ishii tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishii misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rothstein! But no joy.
Rothstein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishii.
A slow jab from Ishii misses its intended target.
Ishii misses the body punch
letting Rothstein counter with a right hand.
Ishii lands a head shot.#T2#
Rothstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishii is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothstein is looking to clinch.
Ishii appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ishii cracks the inside of Rothstein's front leg.
Ishii throws a jab but it's blocked by Rothstein.
Rothstein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ishii counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rothstein, as that shot connected.
Rothstein misses with a head kick.
Ishii lands with a big left! Rothstein is wobbled badly! Ishii comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Rothstein to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kazunori Ishii!
A relieved looking Kazunori Ishii thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
BFT-453
Date: May 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Vimes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ishii looks to throw the jab but Vimes is out of range.
A jab from Ishii misses.
Ishii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ishii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ishii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ishii slips a jab from Vimes.#CL2#
Ishii rushes Vimes and presses him up against the cage.
Vimes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vimes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ishii backwards.
Vimes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ishii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#BC#
Vimes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ishii checks the leg kick.
Ishii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ishii throws a series of punches but Vimes moves out of range.
Vimes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ishii avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vimes manages to avoid it.
Vimes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ishii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vimes counters with a good low kick that Ishii was not able to check.
Ishii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left and a right from Vimes both land. Nice combination. #T1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Ishii.
Ishii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vimes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vimes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ishii.
Vimes slips a straight right by Ishii.
Vimes looks to throw the jab but Ishii is out of range.
Vimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Vimes throws a leg kick but Ishii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ishii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vimes digs a good body shot into Ishii's ribs.
A low kick from Vimes is predictable there
and Ishii counters with a straight right hand.
Vimes scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Ishii.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vimes lands with a nice body kick.
Ishii lands a nice shot that snaps Vimes's head back.
Vimes lands a nice shot to the body.
#T2#
Vimes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ishii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ishii is looking to score with low kicks.
Ishii throws a hook but Vimes avoids it easily.
Ishii tried to score with a low kick but Vimes checks it.
Vimes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ishii throws a chopping leg kick but Vimes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vimes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ishii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vimes tests Ishii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vimes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ishii.
Vimes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vimes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ishii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vimes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ishii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vimes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T3#
Vimes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vimes moves out of range as Ishii strikes.
Vimes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ishii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ishii misses with a double jab
and Vimes counters with a leg kick.
Ishii swings widly with a right hand
and Vimes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vimes tests Ishii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Vimes tenderised Ishii's leg. Ishii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ishii, as that shot connected.
A low kick from Ishii is predictable there
and Vimes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ishii's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vimes slips under a jab.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Vimes checks it.
Vimes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ishii loads up on a big right hand but Vimes slips the punch.#T4#
An inside leg kick from Ishii misses.
Ishii misses with a hook.
It looked like Vimes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ishii throws a low kick, looking for Vimes's leg but Vimes calmly moves out of range.
Vimes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ishii slips under a jab.
Ishii avoids a kick to the body.
Ishii flicks out a counter leg kick but Vimes steps away.
Vimes cracks Ishii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ishii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vimes.
Ishii tries to close the distance and clinch but Vimes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Ishii misses.
Ishii throws an off balance right hand
and Vimes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishii slips under a jab from Vimes.
Ishii throws out a loose jab but Vimes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ishii, as that shot connected.
Vimes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Vimes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Ishii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ishii. That's going to slow Vimes down.
A punch combination from Vimes misses.
Good exchange - Vimes coming out on top.
Ishii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ishii looks to score with a jab to the body but Vimes is just out of range.
Ishii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ishii misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Vimes to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Vimes.
Vimes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ishii tries a quick counter leg kick but Vimes is wise to it.
Samuel Vimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ishii misses with a straight left.
Vimes blocks a low kick nicely.
Vimes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ishii is out of range.
Jab by Vimes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Ishii.
Ishii misses with a hook
and Vimes counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Ishii is rocked!#T1#
Ishii loses concentration momentarily and Vimes pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Ishii crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Vimes finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samuel Vimes!
After the big win, Samuel Vimes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hilo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
BFT-444
Date: Mar 26, 2016 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from Rothstein.
Rothstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ishii looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sam Rothstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rothstein. That did some damage!
Rothstein tries to clinch but Ishii is having none of it.
Ishii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been informed that Rothstein has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ishii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rothstein. Ishii shrugs it off though.
Ishii lands a jab to the head.
Rothstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishii.
Rothstein tries to counter with a clinch but Ishii shakes him off and moves away.
Rothstein throws a sloppy head kick and Ishii moves out of range easily.
That kick from Ishii tenderised Rothstein's leg. Rothstein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rothstein ducks under a wild hook from Ishii.
Ishii throws a shot to the body.
Ishii throws out a loose jab but Rothstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothstein wants to counter with a clinch but Ishii pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rothstein connects with a single shot there.
Rothstein throws a head kick but Ishii moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Ishii.
Ishii tries to score with a low kick but Rothstein moves his leg out of the way.
Rothstein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ishii lands with an overhand left.#T1#
A head kick misses from Rothstein.
Ishii tried to counter with a leg kick but Rothstein avoided it.
Rothstein moves in looking to clinch but Ishii pushes him off.
Rothstein misses with a looping right.
Rothstein connects with a single shot there.
Rothstein lands a leg kick that knocks Ishii off balance momentarily.
Ishii lands a jab to Rothstein's midsection.
Ishii cracks Rothstein with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ishii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kazunori Ishii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rothstein swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii checks a low kick from Rothstein.
Ishii stuffs the takedown attempt from Rothstein. Rothstein gets slowly back to his feet.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Ishii looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rothstein throws a leg kick
enabling Ishii to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Rothstein.#CL2#
Rothstein has Ishii up against the cage in a clinch.
#T2#
Rothstein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rothstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ishii lands a right hand. #BC2#
Rothstein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ishii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rothstein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rothstein works over Ishii's head and body with a nice combination.
Ishii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rothstein's hands.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ishii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rothstein throws a sloppy head kick and Ishii moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Rothstein.
Rothstein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ishii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Rothstein checks a leg kick nicely.
Rothstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ishii connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Rothstein! He's out on his feet! Ishii rushes in and drops Rothstein with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kazunori Ishii!
Kazunori Ishii thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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